NCSL Report Highlights State Programs to Address or Mitigate Workforce Shortages
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) on June 29 published a report that provides an overview of programs states have implemented to address or mitigate health care workforce shortages. NCSL serves state lawmakers...
Coalition Letter on Observation Stays Sent to Congress
On September 18th, LeadingAge joined a broad coalition of health care providers and advocates in sending letters to two Congressional Committees expressing support for the re-introduction and passage of H.R. 5138, the Improving Access...
CMS Launches Site for Hospices to Update Care Compare Demographic Information
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created a webpage on the hospice quality reporting program webpage to help hospices update their demographic information on the Care Compare website. The new resource will...
Webinar: “It is Not Too Late: Staffing Mandates and Encouraging Community Participation”
Join LeadingAge on October 26th at 1:00 PM CT for a webinar on how your organization can make a difference in ensuring CMS’s proposed staffing mandates aren't enacted—even if you’ve already submitted your comments....
Senators Highlight Aging Services in Letter Calling for NLRB to Reconsider Joint Employer Rule
On November 20th, Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Tim Scott (R-SC), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) sent a letter to the National Labor Relations Board sharing significant concerns with the Board’s 2023 Joint...
MedPAC Hospice Recommendation Includes No Payment Update
On December 7th, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed recommendations for hospice payment in 2025. The commissioners finalized a recommendation for no payment update for hospice services, the payment recommendation will be finalized in...
LeadingAge and Partners Send Letter to Congressional Leadership on Assisted Living VA Pilot Program
LeadingAge, in partnership with national senior living organizations, veterans’ organizations, and consumers’ organizations (including AARP and Alzheimer’s Association), sent a letter to Congressional Leadership and the leadership of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs...
Weekly Recaps: December 27, 2023
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
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Weekly Recaps: January 31, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Home Health Weekly Update. Here is your weekly Home Health Update.
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CMS Fact Sheet on Vaccine Billing in SNFs
CMS released a Fact Sheet on March 7 to help answer questions about billing for respiratory vaccines in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). This Fact Sheet comes about after requests from LeadingAge and other stakeholders...
Kansas Capitol Happenings for Week Ending March 22
On Tuesday this week, Senate Public Health and Welfare took action on HB2777, the body camera bill. The amendment introduced by Senator Pettey inserted language allowing the Fire Marshal’s inspectors to utilize still camera...
Change Healthcare Cyberattack Updates
HHS Provides List of Payer Resources to Providers
On March 25, HHS shared a list of national payer contact information health care providers can use to get answers from health care plans about the availability...